@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoCold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumpsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down19
arrow-up1315arrow-down1external-linkCold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumpsarstechnica.com@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square85fedilink
minus-square@Photon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoWell it’s about temperature differences, those are larger in winter I guess. On the other hand there is a lot more radiative heat load in summer…
minus-square@Hule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•7 months agoThere’s a “sweet spot” for temperatures, so if a compressor and heating agent works well in summer, it won’t work well in winter.
minus-square@Bronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish-1•7 months agoHeart pumps don’t create heat, they move it.
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Well it’s about temperature differences, those are larger in winter I guess. On the other hand there is a lot more radiative heat load in summer…
There’s a “sweet spot” for temperatures, so if a compressor and heating agent works well in summer, it won’t work well in winter.
Heart pumps don’t create heat, they move it.